First the tenants were improperly using the trash compactor to “see what would happen” if they threw a bike or cinder block in it and pressed the start button.

You would be hard pressed to find another investment vehicle that can provide the risk adjusted returns that real estate can provide.

I've seen some nice press about his work.  

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@Chris Draper you'll be hard pressed to find anything larger and a duplex for under $350,000 in Utah County.

If you get a little pressed for time you can do engage options like waving a security deposit, allowing pets, use a month-to-month lease, etc. in an effort to get what you believe to be a quality tenant.As for Podcasts about people who were broke managing to buy their first property you'll usually hear about the success stories and rarely the failures (if your first effort bankrupted then you couldn't stay investing in real estate - let alone make a Podcast!).  

I think it all depends on how pressing "ASAP" is.

Most people would be hard pressed to turn their truck around on that size lol.

What's the most pressing issue - the soon to be increase of payment or the repairs your need to make?

You may be hard pressed to find one.